Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 12:19-33
20And it came to pass, when allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had comeagainשָׁ֣בshavH7725, that theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121him to thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, and made himkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: there was none thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108thetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063only.
21And whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, heassembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950all thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, with thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977, who werewarriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH6213H4421, tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tobringH7725thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410againH7725toRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.
23Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and to all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, and to theremnantוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
24Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, Ye shall not goupתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927, norfightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898against yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004; for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961from me. Theyhearkenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085therefore to thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725todepartH3212, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
25ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in it; and wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from there, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.
27If thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goupיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927toofferלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificeזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then shall theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turnagainוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725to theirlordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113, even toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and they shallkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me, andreturnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
28Upon which thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andmadeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, It is toomuchרַב־rav-H7227for you to goupמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: behold thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which broughttheeהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
32AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379ordainedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastחָ֡גchagH2282in theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־ עָשָׂר֩ba.cha.mi.shah- 'a.SarH2568H6240dayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, like thefeastכֶּחָ֣ג׀ke.ChagH2282that is inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063, and heofferedוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. Sodidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213he inBethelH1008,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076to thecalvesלָעֲגָלִ֣יםla.'a.ga.LimH5695that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213: and heplacedוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975inBethelH1008thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highplacesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
33So heofferedוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196which he hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213inBethelH1008thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, even in themonthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320which he haddevisedבָּדָ֣אba.Da'H908of his ownheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.lib.oH3820; andordainedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastחָג֙chagH2282to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and heofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and burntincenseלְהַקְטִֽיר׃ פle.hak.TirH6999.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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